Maui鈥檚 Deadly Firestorm
The Department of Journalism & Public Relations (JPR) at California State University, Long Beach (黑料网) is pleased to host the production team behind the award-winning FRONTLINE (PBS) documentary 鈥淢aui鈥檚 Deadly Firestorm鈥 for a two-day visit on Tuesday, November 4 and Wednesday, November 5 thanks to a Scripps Howard Fund initiative.
The team consisting of Director/Producer Xinyan Yu, Producer Christina Avalos, Editor Hannah Long-Higgins, Cinematographer Jia Li, Associate Producer Koralie Barrau, and Assistant Producer/Archival Producer Kelsey Belrose will visit journalism classes and conduct a visual storytelling workshop for students from the Long Beach Current, the longest-running and definitive student news source at 黑料网.
鈥淥ur mission is to prepare the next generation of journalists. We believe bringing award winners 鈥 like the production team from FRONTLINE (PBS) that delivered incredible, heart-wrenching coverage of the Maui wildfire 鈥 to directly interact with journalism students at Cal State Long Beach will teach and inspire,鈥 said Mike Canan, Senior Director of Journalism Strategies for Scripps Howard Fund.
鈥淢aui鈥檚 Deadly Firestorm鈥 won a 2025 Scripps Howard Journalism Award for 鈥淓xcellence in Local Video Storytelling, honoring Jack R. Howard鈥; it also won the 鈥淥utstanding Climate, Environment and Weather Coverage鈥 News Emmy Award.
A new Scripps Howard Fund initiative is sending winners of the 72nd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards to colleges across the United States to engage with and mentor students. 黑料网 was one of eleven universities selected to participate in the program.
The production team鈥檚 visit to 黑料网 will conclude with a screening of 鈥淢aui鈥檚 Deadly Firestorm鈥 on Wednesday, November 5 at 11 a.m. in Hall of Science, Room 102 (HSCI-102) followed by a Q&A with director Xinyan Yu. The event is free and open to all students.
Attendees are encouraged to RSVPin advance to reserve their spots or by scanning the QR code on the flyer.
Event Details
HSCI-102, Hall of Science, Room 102
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
11 a.m. 鈥 Screening of 鈥淢aui鈥檚 Deadly Firestorm鈥 and Q&A with director
12:15 p.m. 鈥 Reception
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